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In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 23 Oct between 13:00-14:00, we'll be hearing from interactive documentary specialist Judith Aston will present her ongoing collaborative work in Avonmouth. Book a free ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14331/voices-of-avonmouth

In this Lunchtime Talk, British Somali artist and researcher Fozia Ismail will discuss her work on the multi-sensory installation A Song for the Xeedho - The Knot Makers. Book a free ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14330/the-knot-makers

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 2 Oct 13:00-14:00, Bristol-based Immersive Storyteller, Dominique Vyborna will share all you've ever needed to know about immersive character creation and storytelling. Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14340/inhabiting-strange-lives

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 25 Sept, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner. This talk is BSL interpreted. Book a free ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14301/my-deaf-artistic-journey

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 18 Sept, immersive artist and researcher Tosin Olufon shares the messy, joyful and sometimes ridiculous process of turning a folktale into an interactive experience. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14300/folktales-vr-oops

In August, I was part of the @pmstudiouk.bsky.social team running Make Shift Camp. This was a 5-day game-making camp for early-stage creatives in Bristol who are interested in exploring play with technology and developing creative ideas in collaboration with others.

Our Lunchtime Talks are back after a short breaking during August! On Fri, Writer, Director & Access Consultant Jane Gauntlett discusses her most recent work, Legacy, and her experience dealing with burn-out and discrimination. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14297/pleasure-legacy-and-discrimination

MyWorld are inviting 6 creatives who work with creative tech to a micro-residency at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute’s Reality Emulator. Deadline Tue 18 August at 10.00. Apply and find out more: www.watershed.co.uk/take-part/15-07-2026/myworld-micro-fellowship-residency-reality-emulator

In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Kate Sim Read will discuss her practice as an artist and researcher working with creative computing in charity and educational settings. Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14109/offline-networks

In this Lunchtime Talk, multimedia artist Sister Sylvester will explore the possibilities of working across artist books and essay films to create communal artistic experiences. Book a free ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14102/the-essay-film-in-three-dimensions

First Friday is a monthly social & showcasing event open to anyone. This Fri 5 June between 17:00-19:00 we’re transforming the Studio into a Goblin Market, an alternative marketplace that explores new ways of making, exchanging & valuing creative work. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14122/first-friday

We're excited to announce our next Undershed exhibition - Nowism! 💭 Running from Thu 11 - Sun 28 June, four artists from our incredible Pervasive Media Studio community share works in progress exploring the future of technologies in our lives. Find out more: www.watershed.co.uk/nowism

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 8 May we'll find out more about Brave Bold Drama's principles and their commitment to lo-fi vintage tech - which - might be delivered in character, if you're lucky. Book a free ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13951/brave-bold-drama-immersive-theatre

Join us tonight for our Make Shift Meet Up. We will be joined by several members of our team to hear your thoughts, ideas, passions and plans, offer feedback and guidance, and plug you into our wider Studio community. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13974/make-shift-meet-up-may

The incredible Jon Aitken and Jack Offord, absolute wizards of film-craft, made a little video about me and my time on the @wshed.bsky.social @pmstudiouk.bsky.social Winter Residency. You can hear a little about my Tamagotchi memorial space game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BKU...

This happened last week! Street2Boardroom, a board game I designed and wrote, has had its first commercial print run. I received my own copy and found it incredibly satisfying to be able to physically hold something I’ve made, as most of my creative work is digital!

In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Alex Yagilowich will share how her experience of ADHD has shaped a practice focused on playful learning, representation, and creating a space for the exploration of self. This is a free event: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13950/the-adhd-experience

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 27 March, Dr. Max Haiven will explore how games have shaped 21st century capitalism and how to use social movements via games to fight back. Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13848/were-being-played

We are proud to be publishing our new report, Nurturing Creative Futures, which shares the ways in which we support research and development. @pmstudiouk.bsky.social www.watershed.co.uk/articles/watershed-launches-nurturing-creative-futures-report

Really interesting talk by @josephwilk.net at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social today www.youtube.com/live/-AUBMok... It's about using data from RightMove to show how people with disabilities are let down by the rental market, using visualisation and game engines in creative and impactful ways

Join us on Sat 28 March, 15:00–18:00 as we celebrate the end of a year of making, experiencing and sharing ideas of Home. Book tickets on our website: wshd.to/houseparty

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 27 Feb, we're looking forward to hearing from Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan Co-Directors of Rising Arts Agency. This is a free event join us online or in the studio. Book a ticket on our website: wshd.to/leadingforchange

At this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 13 Feb, Mark Osborne will share his work running Not-Yet-Invented, a series of workshops that explore Computational Media. This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13798/not-yet-invented

We are delighted to announce the 4 UK-based creative practitioners for our Winter Residencies Programme. This is an opportunity for them to develop bold early-stage ideas through creative technology in response to the theme If These Walls Could Talk. wshd.to/winterresidents20252027

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 6 Feb, we'll hear about Laundry Justice, a co-produced trans-disciplinary research project exploring off-grid laundry practices and knowledge with Vehicle Dwellers in Bristol. Book a free ticket on our website: wshd.to/laundryjustice

In this Lunchtime Talk on Fri 16 Jan, Studio Resident and Video Design Director Reuben Armstrong shares the creative process behind his new documentary on blind runner and punk singer Phil Harrison. Join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a free ticket: wshd.to/anexerciseinperspective

We are launching our latest documentary film this Friday. Here’s a link to the upcoming ‘making-of’ talk and Q&A with our subject Phil Harrison plus Director @reubenarmstrong.bsky.social, live-streamed via @wshed.bsky.social @pmstudiouk.bsky.social www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1374...

On Mon 22 Dec we’re excited to welcome young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups to a festive workshop. 🥳 The workshop will bring a playful twist to the season’s celebrations, inviting you to work together using creative technology. Tickets are £2. https://wshd.to/festivefamilyworkshop

In our last Lunchtime Talk of the year, this Fri, 12 Dec, we'll hear from multi-disciplinary creative, production manager and researcher Emmanuella Morsi. Book a free ticket: wshd.to/storytellingforchange

Join us this Fri 5 Dec for our final Lunchtime Talk of the year. We'll be joined by researcher and maker of immersive media, Julia Scott-Stevenson. This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a ticket on our website: https://wshd.to/immersivemediaandclimatefutures

Join us next Tue 2 Dec 18:00-20:00 for a special Make Shift Meet up for December! This month for a special Syth Pie December meet up we are joined by audiovisual tinkerer and synth enthusiast, Ant Nascè. Book a free ticket on the Watershed website: wshd.to/makeshiftmeetupdecember

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 28 Nov, we’ll hear from Studio residents Ant Nasce and Pete Nancollis. Discover how video games and instruments shape our play. Book a free ticket: wshd.to/gamessynthsandimpossibleinstruments

In this Lunchtime Talk on Fri 14 Nov we'll be joined by Dr. Rob Gallagher. He'll be discussing his new book Artgames after Gamergate. This is a free event join us online, on YouTube, or in the studio. Book a ticket on our website https://wshd.to/artgamesaftergamergate

In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Mandy Rose, Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE will revisit the Video Nation project, with a focus on the Shorts that were the best-known output. Book a ticket on our website: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13656/video-nation-home-movies-of-the-90s

Bristol based mid-career artists - fellowship with @pmstudiouk.bsky.social! £5.5k bursary. Deadline 15 Oct www.watershed.co.uk/studio/oppor... #artsjobs

Was an absolute joy hosting a Pin the Tale poetry workshop at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social last Thursday with Bridget Hart. Participants shared poems about places all across Bristol, written using what3words addresses, and we even wrote a collective poem about Bristol’s iconic Turbo Island!

From the harbourside to Japan’s second city: Watershed is taking cuddly plants, interactive tapestries and sketching robots from Bristol to Osaka, Japan, as part of Playable City Osaka.

This summer holiday, young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups are invited to join artist Ant Nasce for Intergalactic Message in a Bottle - a creative tech workshop on Thu 28 Aug, 10:00. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13510/intergalactic-message-in-a-bottle-family-workshop

Our Studio residents and Bristol favourites, Air Giants, are bringing The Hothouse Laboratory to Undershed from Thu 7 Aug to Mon 1 Sep 2025. Their giant robotic inflatables will take over the space. Designed for children aged 2 to 102. Book tickets: www.watershed.co.uk/hothouse

This summer holiday, young people aged 8–14 and their grown-ups are invited to join artist Ant Nasce for Intergalactic Message in a Bottle - a creative tech workshop on Thu 28 Aug, 10:00. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1351...

The final round of Immersive Arts funding is now open! UK-based artists can apply for £5k, £20k or £50k to develop work with immersive tech. Open until Mon 29 Sep 2025. This is the last open call—apply now. immersivearts.uk/news/the-final-round-of-immersive-arts-funding-is-now-open

The always-wonderful @simonmoreton.bsky.social delivering the lunchtime talk at @pmstudiouk.bsky.social on themes of home, landscape, grief, and small children who don’t sleep. (I may have interpreted that last one)

Join us for Make Shift Camp 2025 Mon 18 - Fri 22 Aug for Bristol-based people aged 18–30, from working class backgrounds, who like making things with their hands. Find out more and apply now. Closing Date: Wed 16 July, 17:00 www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu...

Last night we wrapped The Big Thing 2025 — 3 days of immersive work, deep conversations, and collective energy. Produced partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk‬ and @bdproducinghub.co.uk. Thanks to everyone who came, spoke, or helped make it happen. We’re still taking it in — what stood out to you?

Please join me for a talk and discussion about Nature Vs AI. Is Nature better than AI at distinguishing what's true from what's false? In person at the Pervasive Media Studio (@pmstudiouk.bsky.social) or online. Friday 20th June at 1pm UK time www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...

Thank you @pmstudiouk.bsky.social for having me on Friday! I talked about my work mixing video games and performance and began by performing some interactive clown with the help of the audience and my good friend the talking Pierce Brosnan dummy 😁✨

We're pleased to share our learnings from our first funding call. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make stronger applications. www.immersivearts.uk/news/first-round-commentary-annoucement

In this Lunchtime Talk Fri 23 May, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi will introduce their current work exploring how awe-experiences—those moments when we encounter something immense that stretches our comprehension of reality—are expressed in immersive art. Book a free ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1322...

From mending magic in the Café & Bar to powerful short films and big ideas from brilliant filmmakers and Studio residents, our recent Earth Day takeover was full of climate care and community conversations 💚 Here are some of the highlights… Video by: Siddiqui Media

In this week's Lunchtime Talk on Fri 9 May, we will hear from pianist and composer Sarah Nicolls, who will share her experiences in interactive electronic performance, and her processes of re-imagining the configuration of the piano. Book a ticket: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13207/wheres-my-piano